Can you enjoy a game without being crazy about its gameplay?

[Justin11]

Even if get struck with Deathloop after playing for done hours in my friend's house using his Microsoft Windows, i wouldn't feel crazy nor too disgruntled about lacking progress in the game, that's video game and not IRL. 

[NightmareFarm]

4 hours ago, Kane99 said:

Yup. There are many great games with shoddy controls, and other problems. Shadow of the Colossus comes to mind as an all time classic game, that has some shoddy controls. Probably due to it being an older game, but I imagine if those controls were more controlled, it would have been an all time masterpiece in my opinion. Well it still is, but I think it would have been even better. 

I think it is possible if the story is top notch(like Tales of Berseria) but if the gameplay and story are not good then it's impossible to enjoy. 

[Boblee]

On 2/16/2022 at 2:52 AM, NightmareFarm said:

The other areas would have to be really freaking good

I really had a good feeling with playing Ghost of Tsushima. Like it really got me all caught in awe of the game. 

[Heatman]

11 hours ago, NightmareFarm said:

I think it is possible if the story is top notch(like Tales of Berseria) but if the gameplay and story are not good then it's impossible to enjoy. 

Seriously, when it comes to game's gameplay, they are very important because without them, the game is as good as useless. 

[Head_Hunter]

The very first time I played until dawn I felt so frightened at its horror actions via my PS4 late 2015. That was simply the starting of my time with horror games. 

[Yaramaki]

17 hours ago, Heatman said:

I think that there is something similar with what you get in Dragon Age : Inquisition when it comes to its control as well. What do you think? 

Dragon age inquisition diden't have bad controls, it's just outside the story (and apart from killing a few dragons) their isen't really a whole lot interesting to do, still i had fun with it.

surely you can put any telltale game in here, heavy rain and beyond two souls aswell since gameplay is barebones at best, like hell put life is strange in here aswell as i don't like the gameplay but all the rest is awesome.

Firewatch would be my top pick, i'm a hiker myself so setting was right, story was great, just the gameplay was so boring.

Edited February 17, 2022 by Yaramaki

[Shagger]

1 minute ago, Yaramaki said:

Dragon age inquisition diden't have bad controls, it's just outside the story (and apart from killing a few dragons) their isen't really a whole lot interesting to do, still i had fun with it.

surely you can put any telltale game in here, heavy rain and beyond two souls aswell since gameplay is barebones at best, like hell put life is strange in here aswell as i don't like the gameplay but all the rest is awesome.

Firewatch would be my top pick, i'm a hiker myself so setting was right, story was great, just the gameplay was so boring.

 

I'm actually with you on DA: Inquisition. The story is dynamic, the premise is interesting, the characters are well fleshed out, but the gameplay itself was so dull that it made the game a chore to play through at times. Dare I say, it might have been better in the style on Life is Strange or a Telltale game. In answer to the topic, I believe it is possible to get invested in a game without being crazy about it's gameplay, but when the games seals it's gameplay in manner that isn't that of an interactive narrative that has limited gameplay by design, it really poisons the experience  is the gameplay is not fun.

 

I've actually resisted answering this topic because I couldn't quite figure out my ambivalence about it, but now I feel I've figured out it's all about how the experience id presented. If the advert tells you it swims and walks like a pelican, to find it it's a duck would inevitable be disappointed. It wouldn't matter that a duck can fly, and may arguable be better, it wouldn't matter because that's not not what you payed for.

[Justin11]

I feel much crazier when I am in a long losing streak with a bragging friend which I ought to win too. Surely my friend will always blast me with some kind of provocative words. 

[Boblee]

15 hours ago, Yaramaki said:

 

Firewatch would be my top pick, i'm a hiker myself so setting was right, story was great, just the gameplay was so boring.

I had the same feeling towards playing Firewatch because when there isn't much to do in a game, it's not going to be that fun to play. 

[Heatman]

5 hours ago, Boblee said:

I had the same feeling towards playing Firewatch because when there isn't much to do in a game, it's not going to be that fun to play. 

I actually find Firewatch relaxing to play, even though some gamers don't find it that much of a task to get into. 

[Justin11]

If the game worth it, I believe, it will simply attract the attention of people into it. I never heard about the video game before, it isn't popular thou. 

[Head_Hunter]

Batman Arkham action-adventure, GTA S.A, RDR-2 are still quality video games I am simply playing till today. 

[Boblee]

24 minutes ago, Head_Hunter said:

Batman Arkham action-adventure, GTA S.A, RDR-2 are still quality video games I am simply playing till today. 

Are you crazy about your play of Batman Arkham? I know it's an interesting game but to what extent are you willing to get to in order to complete it? 

[Heatman]

4 hours ago, Boblee said:

Are you crazy about your play of Batman Arkham? I know it's an interesting game but to what extent are you willing to get to in order to complete it? 

At least, I'm very sure that there is nothing that would make me to pay money to win any game. I rather quit the game than pay to win. 

[Head_Hunter]

I play Batman Arkham City, played little of Batman Arkham Knight. Maybe I can get that one too and play it full-time like I am enjoying Arkham City.